Down Home Cajun Music- Riverside Ramblers

The Riverside Ramblers were actually the Hackberry Ramblers recording by a different name. By 1936, the band was broadcasting from the Montgomery Ward store in Lake Charles and the station held a contest as to what to name the group.  The store's most popular tire was the "Riverside" and some listener won with the suggestion of Riverside Ramblers. Under this name the group scored a country hit with “Wondering,”.  From 1937 to 1938 The Riverside Ramblers recorded a mixed variety of originals and cover songs. These recordings revealed Luderin Darbone, with his lilting, lyrical fiddle style, as a leading creative figure of his day whose contributions have come to be considered historic.

Dissatisfied (Bluebird 6926)
Wondering (Bluebird 6926)
Drifting Along (Bluebird 7063)
The Old Fiddle Blues (Bluebird 7251)
Ain't Satisfied (Bluebird 7202)
Ain't Gonna Give You None (Bluebird 7202)
Little Acadian Girl (Bluebird 7846)
Let's Go Fishing (Bluebird 7942)
Right Or Wrong (Bluebird 8000)
One Sweet Letter (Bluebird 8000)
The Lonesome Wanderer (MW 7342)

*All Selections from the original 78 rpm records.